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Real Madrid lost 1-2 at home at the Bernabeu in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals after a run of incredibly impressive mental toughness, and Arsenal eliminated them with a 5-1 final score. Instead of sitting back, Arsenal occasionally decided to attack, and they had twice as many shots on goal as Real Madrid.
**Reaction to Antonio Rudiger’s stamp on an Arsenal player during Real Madrid’s defeat | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk**
Despite their best efforts, Real Madrid failed to score in the first half and failed to get a single attempt on target. The squad started to show indications of frustration in the second half, which resulted in tackles that were more powerful than necessary. Jude Bellingham and Lucas Vasquez in particular made sliding challenges, which prompted the referee to issue cautions.
After pushing the young Arsenal player to the ground, Antonio Rudiger even went so far as to purposefully walk on Lewis-Skelly’s stomach at the 60-minute mark. Before that, no Real Madrid defender could halt Lewis-Skelly’s daring run from his own side. Surprisingly, neither the referee nor the VAR officials took any action over the German defender’s blatantly deliberate wrongdoing, and Rudiger was not punished for pulling him down.
Rudiger’s avoidance of a yellow card for this event was shocking. It wasn’t until the very end of the game that he was booked because of a fight with Thomas Partey off the pitch. Even more obvious than Kylian Mbappe’s recent rash challenge on Antonio Blanco of Alaves was the act of stomping the stomach.
**VIDEO: An nasty altercation breaks out between Bukayo Saka and Dani Carvajal on the touchline as the wounded Real Madrid veteran appears to object to the Arsenal star’s missed Panenka penalty | Goal.com **
However, the lack of sportsmanship wasn’t limited to the pitch. Despite not being included in the matchday roster, Dani Carvajal tried to agitate Bukayo Saka by entering the technical zone. He appeared friendly at first and went up to Saka before abruptly grabbing the Arsenal forward by the neck.
Carvajal would not have been allowed on the pitch today, much less touched an opponent, even if he had been a part of the active squad. Carvajal was just an ordinary observer and ought to have been treated as such because he wasn’t formally registered to compete. Officials at the stadium need to have taken him out of the area right away.
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